In a regulatory first, Victoria’s Building and Plumbing Commission has suspended the City of Boroondara’s Municipal Building Surveyor, Asanka Kodikara.
The six-month suspension and $25,000 fine follow what the watchdog called “gross failures” to act in relation to a Carnegie renovation.
The BPC found Kodikara failed to carry out mandatory inspections or take action against a builder who was working without insurance.
Commissioner Anna Cronin says the regulator will not hesitate to act when surveyors fail to ensure building safety.
Kodikara has also been ordered to undergo mandatory training.